THE Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of the place where a graduate of the Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode, was buried, following the arrest of the principal suspect, Olaoluwa Ajisomo.
The body was subsequently exhumed from the shallow grave.
It was gathered that Ajisomo, said to have fled to Benin Republic, was leading Police detectives in uncovering the grave of Ogunbode.
According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, Ogunbode, a 2024 Political Science (Education) graduate had been missing since January 16, this year.
The Command, last Friday, announced the arrest of three suspects and search for five others connected to the murder, including Whepetoji Sunday, a pastor, who allegedly received N70,000 from the victim’s account, and Sheriff Adebayo, a church member accused of receiving N300,000.
Ajisomo’s mother was also arrested for allegedly assisted her children- Teniola and Olaoluwa- in fleeing after reportedly received N300, 000 each from the deceased’s account.
On the arrest of the prime suspect, who was responsible for emptying Ogunbode’s bank account using the victim’s mobile phone, Hundeyin said he was apprehended on Monday morning in the Alakuko area of the state.
He, however, clarified that the grave was not located within the church premises, contrary to speculation on social media, but that the church where the arrested cleric worshipped had been sealed by the Police following intelligence reports of a planned arson in retaliation.
“The shallow grave is not around the church premises, but it is there in the community. The church was sealed following intelligence reports that some people planned to burn it out of vengeance, and we do not want that to happen,” he explained.
